Alcohol and Drug Rehab Centers in Chicago, Illinois

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Serenna Stone MS, CADC III, CCTP

Clinical Program Director Awakenings by the Sea

Serenna brings 10 years of treatment programming and leadership experience to her position as Clinical Director. She combines her training in DBT, relapse prevention, and motivational interviewing skills in helping patients and their families become independent, active and empowered to lead healthy and product lives in recovery. Serenna received her Master’s Degree in Psychology and holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Services. She is a CADC-III-level Drug and Alcohol Counselor, has completed training and certification from the International Association of Trauma Professionals. She is also certified as an ACCBO educator and has helped many achieve their goals in becoming substance abuse counselors. Recently, Serenna has obtained her EMDR therapy certification to provide a new level of care to women. We are thrilled to have Serenna leading the Awakenings by the Sea team.

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Samantha F. Pauley

Outpatient Clinic Manager Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

Samantha Pauley, LPC, LMFT, MAC, graduated from Lewis and Clark College with a Masters in Counseling Psychology, emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy. A Master Addiction Counselor, Samantha began her career working with adolescents and their families struggling with addiction. She has been with Hazelden since mid-2010, initially as a primary counselor and was the supervisor of Extended Care at Hazelden in Springbrook for four years prior to transitioning to her current role as Manager of Outpatient Services and Day Treatment. Her special interests include family dynamics and system interventions, body image and disordered eating, mindfulness and neurologic changes as they relate to grief, loss, addiction, trauma and recovery.

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Gerry Brown

Founder and President U-Turn For Christ - Gold Hill

Pastor Gerry Brown comes from a family of fifteen brothers and sisters, and is therefore family oriented. After many years of struggling with the sin of addiction, finding himself in divorce court with a Judge warning him that he was about to ruin his life, he agreed to do whatever his lovely wife Peggy wanted for him to get his family back. Peggy’s one requirement was for Gerry to attend church with her. Gerry agreed, not realizing God would get a hold of his heart and change his life forever. That was over twenty years ago. Today he is the Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel Romoland and also the founder and President of U-Turn For Christ. His unique shoot-from-the-hip style of teaching gets right to the heart of the matter, and the meat of the Word. His powerfully unique style of delivering God’s Word will both challenge and encourage you to new levels of maturity in your walk with Jesus, as we draw from God’s design for living, and discover new insights to God’s “Truth and Love in Action”.

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Treatment Facts

• Illinois ranks 13th in treatment centers servicing/accepting DUI/SWI clients per 100,000 residents. Kansas is just 1 spot worse, ranked 14 out of the United States. Maryland is ranked one spot better at spot 12.
• When adjusted for population, Illinois ranks 19th in treatment centers servicing/accepting sliding fee scale. Indiana is ranked one spot worse at spot 20. One spot better is New York, ranked 18 in the U.S.
• For rational emotive behavioral therapy clients, Illinois ranks 20th in population-adjusted treatment centers. Washington is just 1 spot worse, ranked 21 out of the United States. One spot better is New Jersey, ranked 19 in the U.S.
• Illinois is 21st among U.S. states in treatment centers servicing or accepting any program or group. Washington is just 1 spot worse, ranked 22 out of the United States. One spot better is Nebraska, ranked 20 in the U.S.
• Illinois ranks 21st in treatment centers servicing/accepting 12-step facilitation per 100,000 residents. Massachusetts is ranked one spot worse at spot 22. Kansas is just 1 spot better, ranked 20 out of the United States.

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The City of Chicago has long been associated with parties and excess. Even Frank Sinatra referred to the city’s history of saloons, and those who fought against those saloons, when he sang, “Bet your bottom dollar you’ll lose the blues in Chicago … the town that Billy Sunday could not shut down.” While it might be understandable that addictions could spring up in a city with this sort of history, living with an addiction doesn’t have to be inevitable.

In fact, there are many highly respected and accessible programs that can help you to overcome your addictions. Many are located right in the heart of Chicago, while others are easily accessible via train or airplane.

Benefits of Being Admitted Into a Rehab

It’s likely that you’ve heard about what a rehabilitation program can do for you. Your family members, friends or doctor may have told you that a rehabilitation program can help you stop abusing substances and learn how to pull together a healthy lifestyle that doesn’t include substance abuse. But, if you don’t believe that a program could really help you, perhaps this study could help to change your mind.

This study, published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research looked at recovery rates for people who had both addictions and mental illnesses. These people, obviously, had severe difficulties, and they achieved remarkable success in rehab. One year later, they were using fewer drugs and drinking less alcohol, and they were functioning better socially. As this study indicates, almost everyone can benefit from rehab programs, and those benefits are very real and felt in almost all aspects of life.

Narrowing Your Choices

In order to find the right program, it pays to take time to think about what aspect of care will be most important to you. Are you most concerned with:

By thinking about what will make you most comfortable, you’ll make it easier to choose the right addiction treatment program in Chicago.

Locating Treatment in Chicago

Your doctor may have information about rehabilitation facilities in the Chicago area, and your doctor might even have information to share about which programs might be right to help you deal with your specific issues. Your insurance company, if you have insurance, might also keep a list of facilities in Chicago that provide care that is covered by your plan. If you have insurance, it might be best to start your search with your insurance company, so you can get the help you need through the insurance plan you’re paying for. You can also call us for more information on treatment facilities in the area.

We can also give you information on addiction treatment programs in neighboring counties or even neighboring states. By expanding your search in this way, you may have many more options to choose from.